The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-09
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wAsHINeroN. ID. q. June 3. Is

ing dull condition, such as is usual
upon the departure of the President,
and all the representatives of public
aud private interests that are sure Aot
to remain long. after his absence fer a |
length of time has been determined |
upon.
The novelty of the National Drill
has serve to keep alive the public in
tersst in he Capital, and the custom
AIRY May excursionist hitherward has
'eiijoyed an additional reduction i'll his |
or her railroad fare-which seems TO
be the great end, alter all, to be at
taiaed by this class of pleasure seekers
So, although the hotel man may have
had his grievance, yet in the more
unostentatious modes of entertainment
such as the boarding house and private
house afford, quite a showing might
be made in the number of strangers
who have lately been among us GER
tainly our streets have been crowded
with new faces and eager sight seers,
and many old scores have heen settled
by country cousins in the way of visits
to city relations, in return for similar
honors received last summer, when
fruit was ripe. But not for long, l
fear me, will the account remain closed
for very soon the sultry heat will send
cOuntryWard the remaining members
of the household who have not alreaiy
accompanied their lately departed
guest home.
With regard to the drill and the dis
triBution of prizes, less dIssension has
resulted than was , aturally to be ex-
pected where so much jealous rivalry
existed. The successful attainment OF
the object of its projectors could not
be better shown than by qGoting the
words of Col. Black, the president oil
the board of judges. composed of reg
ular Army officers. Said he, 1.-THE
drill has. proved a complete success
f.om military standpoint, and both
those who managed and thOsewho par
ticipated in it, are deserving of great
credit. The different competing or
gan.z atoms showed themselves well
yerssd in tactics, and many of them
| executed the program with remarkable
success. The public was, doubtless,
tsurprised at some of the awards, AS
some of the companies who We're ated
low, made the best impression upon
the spectators. but tht y werealt judged
by strict military Interpretation of
military tactics. Every movement
was marked on a scale from Zero to
| ten. In each INSTANCE the marks of
che judges were added together, and
the sum divided by three, thus giving
the average.
| Among, the last of the most promi-
nent men to take flight was Senator
John Sherman. against whose presi
dental aspirations certain indiscreet
~dmissions of his brother, Gen. VIM.
Hecumseh, are taken TO be direct as
saults. The too susceptible old war
rlor has told some lady contidants that
it would be great pity not to retain
such q fascinating mistress of the
/ White House for another term, at
least and as the wife of the President
counts her most ardent admirers aud
| staunchest allies roM among her own
sex, irrespective of party affiliations,
it will be easily seen that their cham
pioDship in behalf of second term is
not one to be dispised
Some of the wise ones are endeavor,
ing To attach a political significance to
the early vacation of the President,
seeing in it a preparation for All extra
session of Congress. They argue that
Mr.. Cleveland pursues his recreatiOns
in the same earnest manner that he
does his labOrs; that he will collect
enough vigor ia a short space of time
to make himself as good as new, de.
spite the calamitous forebodings of the
doctors and that he will return the
earlier to his self imposed task of Civ
ing personal attention to men and
measures, and be ready to meet those
high in the councils of the party, to
discuss the extra legislation deemed to
be needed.
With the lack of other subjects for
discussion, the new rules for the reg
ulation of promotions in the Depart
ments will be revived.
This feature of Civil Service reform
goes into operation on this month,
when its effects may be observed, what
ever may have been the object of its
promulgators. Even this result will
be difficult to reach, for those dropped
from the public rolls are seldom heard
from again, and then their remon
strances are but feeble for their infiu
ence has waned with the advent of a
new administration. And let the con-
trary be proclaimed as loudly as they
choose-the boasted removal of politi
cal pressure to influence appointment is
to, promotions in, and removals from
the public service, is as far from being
accomplished today as it ever was
Every head of Bureau, or office, is i'm
pOrtuned continually and persistently
| iOT pldC0 anu HAtuD uDoES OI the ClVlI
Service Commission themselves have
been approached, in order that the
candidate for an impending examina-
ton may have the advantage of per
sonal introduction.
| 1
JOHN SHERMAN posing as an apostle
of pure elections Is enough to make a
craven image break into horse laugh
He and Eliza Pinkston will go into
history together in guilty connection
with the greatest election fraud that
ever cheated free people. He will
also go into history as statesman
who mysteriously became a million
aire on salary OF SIS 900 a year. He
Fwill also go into history as one of the
chief beneficiaries of the stolen Presi-
dency and as the man who prostituted
the whole federal patronage in an at
tempt to fOist himself upon the Repub-
lican party as its Presidential candi.
date. He is the man who as Secretary
of the Treasury had government en-